(29 Jul 2014, 12:38 pm)Dan wrote Or not...!

Another E400 has just past me, which I'm guessing will be mine from Berwick. This is why coaches wouldn't work on the TTX by the way everyone - customers let down when anything besides a coach turns up, especially when we're talking about v. expensive coaches!

The 1433 to Berwick is 7453 now

(29 Jul 2014, 1:32 pm)Kuyoyo wrote The 1433 to Berwick is 7453 now

I wonder if that's what I saw, opposed to an E400, as it was very much a last second sighting.

Complaining less about 7453 being on as I haven't been on a Lowlander yet (well, not properly... I had a short stint on one of Durham's examples on the 24).

(29 Jul 2014, 2:04 pm)Dan wrote I wonder if that's what I saw, opposed to an E400, as it was very much a last second sighting.

Complaining less about 7453 being on as I haven't been on a Lowlander yet (well, not properly... I had a short stint on one of Durham's examples on the 24).

They aren't to bad to be fair!

Couple of random MPD workings today saw 1743 on the 63 and 1753 trundling around on 9/27A's
Possibly worth mentioning that 1902 made it to Peterlee this morning on service 21A from Deaf Hill. It's on the start of a 28 board.

1764 nk05 gwc was on the x21 from ashington. I dread to see what happens when the sapphire starts

(29 Jul 2014, 3:04 pm)Tom wrote They aren't to bad to be fair!

They're mint vehicles and the only low floor deckers that have lived up to the Palatine 2!

4652 on 21a

1912 and 1923 on 15

7623 on..you guessed it.. the 308.
7808? The X11!

7608, 7804 on X13s...

7601/24 on X11s.

Three Pulsars on X10/X11. 1403 likewise.

7611 on X13


These allocations are shameful more than anything else.

7456 on X15

7606 also out on X11s...

7605 on 308

223 now working 15s

Redcar 3 deckers down I am told (good job 7490 arrived today!) - so 4080 stood in on X93 today. Left Middlesbrough completely wedged at 1020. Not good.

(30 Jul 2014, 7:59 am)Kuyoyo wrote 1912 and 1923 on 15

1912


1923

(30 Jul 2014, 5:19 pm)Kuyoyo wrote 223 now working 15s

Replaced 1923

1908 on 15

(30 Jul 2014, 5:57 pm)tyresmoke wrote Redcar 3 deckers down I am told (good job 7490 arrived today!) - so 4080 stood in on X93 today. Left Middlesbrough completely wedged at 1020. Not good.

Others on the X93 are 4651 & 4711

(30 Jul 2014, 5:57 pm)tyresmoke wrote Redcar 3 deckers down I am told (good job 7490 arrived today!) - so 4080 stood in on X93 today. Left Middlesbrough completely wedged at 1020. Not good.

My condolences to whoever was driving......

I love Prestiges - but I hear they are painful to drive!

(31 Jul 2014, 2:02 pm)Stuart Phin wrote Others on the X93 are 4651 & 4711

Aye I passed 4651 on the 0950 (Redcar diagram) this morning.

4707 on X4 was the only real noteworthy performance that I saw today.

(31 Jul 2014, 2:31 pm)Marcus wrote My condolences to whoever was driving......

I love Prestiges - but I hear they are painful to drive!

I'm told 4080 is OK to drive. And 4044.

(31 Jul 2014, 4:49 pm)Roland Pratt wrote I'm told 4080 is OK to drive. And 4044.

Not much of an Arriva expert - but GNE's Chester drivers constantly complained about driving DAFs - saying they were the worst buses in the depot!

I recall when they were allocated to the Stockton-board X2s - 4052 (?) was an absolute nightmare when I had it from Durham to Chester, but that's the kind of sadistic 'nightmare' I get from a DAF

I also remember one legend of a driver giving me a lift on 4007 from the bottom to the top of Chester.

1712 was on 1318 X14 dep from Haymarket

(31 Jul 2014, 4:54 pm)Marcus wrote Not much of an Arriva expert - but GNE's Chester drivers constantly complained about driving DAFs - saying they were the worst buses in the depot!

I recall when they were allocated to the Stockton-board X2s - 4052 (?) was an absolute nightmare when I had it from Durham to Chester, but that's the kind of sadistic 'nightmare' I get from a DAF

I also remember one legend of a driver giving me a lift on 4007 from the bottom to the top of Chester.

I never got on with 4052, but it's better than some of them we have currently at Stockton. Thankfully some of the worst ones are due to be withdrawn imminently, just waiting for our B10BLEs to transfer from Ashington (still none as of 1345 today!)

(31 Jul 2014, 5:00 pm)tyresmoke wrote I never got on with 4052, but it's better than some of them we have currently at Stockton. Thankfully some of the worst ones are due to be withdrawn imminently, just waiting for our B10BLEs to transfer from Ashington (still none as of 1345 today!)

Odd (though not for Arriva!) that they are getting rid of refurbished ones rather than the likes of 4037 etc, but I suppose they'll all be gone soon so doesn't really matter!

(31 Jul 2014, 5:02 pm)Roland Pratt wrote Odd (though not for Arriva!) that they are getting rid of refurbished ones rather than the likes of 4037 etc, but I suppose they'll all be gone soon so doesn't really matter!

Likely that they fall out of fleet in order of condition(mechanical)/MOT/tax expiry, rather than numeric order.

7459 on 64
7464 on 46

(31 Jul 2014, 5:00 pm)tyresmoke wrote I never got on with 4052, but it's better than some of them we have currently at Stockton. Thankfully some of the worst ones are due to be withdrawn imminently, just waiting for our B10BLEs to transfer from Ashington (still none as of 1345 today!)

I'm told the transfers will take place over the weekend when there are drivers available.